Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-11-20

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OF temperature. Where the distances Is
over leo feet, no less pipe than one
inch diameter should be I ed.
FRUFT.
The ideal happy land " saere milk
and honey How" Is 10 mind ex-
celled By taat country i,re fruit
grows and cream accompes the lus-
eious. melting products OF re orchard
and small fruit garden.
Realizing the comforts:,a luxury Of
fruit, 10 say nothing OF - great COM
mercial re suits to follow ne intelligent
planting Of trees and sD.a al fruits, based
upon the experience Of years, we have
from time 10 time 50 aght the expert
ence Of others for the benefit Of cur
readers. Failing in drawing out q
communication by letter, We sought
an interview 70 question our old-time
friend, Mr.. Z. w. lawton. as 10 mat
tiers pertaining to the culture Of fruit
in Washington Territory. 0mitting
the questions, We give the substance of
answers:
| Apples are and always viii be the
leading fruit for home consumption as
well as commercial value. for the rea-
son that there can be no such strong
competition from the southern coast
as there is with pears. We can raise
as good pears as California and much
better applesi hence with apples we
will have The field more to ourselves.
Apple and pear trees should be planted
thirty feet apart and cultivated thor
oughly for ejght or ten years, after
which the orchard may safely be seed
ed to rel clover for awhile. yegeta-
bIes or small fruits may be grown be-
tween the rows. provided the fertility
of the soil is kept up; vegetables pre-
ferable, because greater percentage
Of the land would be cultivated than
with small fruit.
Selecting three varieties Of winter
apples, the Baldwin, Northern Spy and /
English Russct, in the order named, is
the best. The latter is the apple that /
obtained such notodety on the tables
Of the Washington Territory exhibit
at New Orleans. The correspondence
relating to II has scarcely yet ceased.
For fall apples, the Gravenstein
stands at the head; next the Alexan-
der, then King of Tompkins county.
r summer. would cultivate no more
In. n two varieties, the Red Astrachan
az Early Harvest.
ears are next in Importance to APP
ties. The Bartlett first and Louise
= ,a. ne de Jersey next, the one follow
iat Fl other, are sufficient for summer
an /: q ,rly autumn. Earlier sorts than
the re not worth cultiyating-of no
accouu, when raised.
For winter, the White Doyenne,
Winter Nellis, PasSe Colmar, Beurre
Clairgean are The sorts that have stood |
the best tests. People make a mistake |
in letting their pears hang on the tree
too long. and donot get the best results
as a consequence.
Would not plant peaches; thought
they would succeed, but have not suffi- |
GENTLY TO warrant advising to plant
except il, sheltered plaes 3.
The peach plum is got q for upland.
Take with these the Br. shaw, Egg
and hanson, and you haze variety
suited 10 this climate and sod for all
purposes. The Damson i lest for
preserving.
The prune lsimpiy frees eas pluml
has one representative (a.s italian
Fellenberg) best for all pc = Oses, do
nestle use or for commerce. The
German prune tree loses il fruit and
Is not desirable to grow. 1Le Hunga-
rian Is worthy attention.
Cherries are iine for the robin and
blueiay, but not much TO he owner
unless raised in such large quantities
that the birds cant get away with
them all, or relentless w,r IS waged
against them. The best srieties are
the May Duke. Ganwood, Black Tar
tartan, Royal Ann, Black Republican
aud Kenlish.
For small fruits, '' do not think much
OF the currant and gooseberry;' they
are too wormy" topromise well; but
strawberries, raSpberries and blackher-
res QUE nay plant with lavish hand
II convenient 10 market. With straw
berries the varieties are constantly
changing. aud also vary according 70
soil aad location. The ShaEpless and
Monarch Of the West are good. or have
been. Ot raspbeTries the Red Antwerp
: i the old Standby" ourrAnts, the
, | cherry aud White Grape are As good
As any. The Champion Is probably the
beS. eoossberry, while the dorchester
! Is bx lar the best for the blaekberries.
! II plsnting one hundred rods TO small
! iruil, would plant twenty-five rods
.. each Of strawberries, raspbeErieS and
: 3aekterrss, and divide the remainder
] between the currants and gooseberries.
The second bench or table and is best
/, Tor truth. but il must not be poor land
I The best location Ct all IS the islands
d II Puget Sound. there are over forty
Z a. these islandsl which are inoomPAr'
Z ailv the best q al places for frllt
= The east side II Lake Washington !
Z mach earlier than the west side; a
: w;th tlse Islands. the water tempers n
: asn,ospheFe and hrings the frnis o.
= s.ri,er. strAsbsryses viii be tire
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